You Will Not Go Astray | Postcard | Wisconsin Historical Society

Postcard

You Will Not Go Astray

You Will Not Go Astray | Postcard | Wisconsin Historical Society
Text on front reads: "But you will not go astray if you go to the 'Palm Garden. F.J. Gaetzman, Wausau, Wis." A photo postcard with two images. On the left is a man in a suit, posing in a tavern with his elbow on the bar. The interior has a high, pressed tin ceiling, ornate back bar, spittoons and a piano. On the right is a painting of a man, shabbily dressed, leaning on a signpost in the snow. He is holding a violin and bow under his arm. The signpost reads: "Mansville, ? Miles" and "Menominee, ? Miles." The word "ASTRAY" is at the foot of the image. All the text is letterpress imprinted on the postcard in red ink.
DESCRIPTION
Text on front reads: "But you will not go astray if you go to the 'Palm Garden. F.J. Gaetzman, Wausau, Wis." A photo postcard with two images. On the left is a man in a suit, posing in a tavern with his elbow on the bar. The interior has a high, pressed tin ceiling, ornate back bar, spittoons and a piano. On the right is a painting of a man, shabbily dressed, leaning on a signpost in the snow. He is holding a violin and bow under his arm. The signpost reads: "Mansville, ? Miles" and "Menominee, ? Miles." The word "ASTRAY" is at the foot of the image. All the text is letterpress imprinted on the postcard in red ink.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:150808
Creation Date:circa 1910
Creator Name:Unknown
City:Wausau
County:Marathon
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s
Genre:Postcard
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH 2744
Original Dimensions:5.5 x 3.5 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Divided back. Stampbox indicates AZO Professional photographic paper, manufactured by Kodak, 1904-1918.
SUBJECTS
Signs and signboards
Snow
Ceilings
Interior decoration
Advertising
Men
Tramps
Bars (Drinking establishments)
Indoor photography
Cities and towns
Piano
Coats
Hats
Suits (Clothing)
Work clothes
Liquor industry
Painting
Musical instruments

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